And finally a new battle report from Middle Earth.

The battle was between the force of Isengard (with some reinforcement from Mordor) led by the cruel Kassad, and the force of Gondor (with some help from Rohan and Treebeard) led by myself.

The Force are:

Gondor:

Boromir of the White Tower
King Theoden of Rohan
Gandalf the White
Taredin Captain of Men
Men of Gondor (1 unit of 8 elements)
Archer of Gondor (1 unit of 5 elements)
Rangers of Gondor (1 unit of 3 element)
Ballista of Gondor (1 element)
2 Eored of Rider of Rohan (one 3 and one 4 element)

Isengard:
Uruk-Hai Captain
2 Orc Captains
1 Dunland Captain
2 Orc (both of 6 element)
1 Urk-Hai (6 element)
1 Uruk-Hai of Isengard (6 elementi)
1 Wildmen of Dunland (7 element with Banner)
1 Pack of Warg (3 element)
1 Ballista of Mordor (1 element)

Both army was of 2000 pt (more or less).

Deployement:

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Turn 1-2

The first turn starts with a general advance, the archer and ballistas takes position, and infantry move slowly toward the enemy.

The Rangers take the wood, and prepares the bows. Rider of Roahn on the right flank try a distraction, failing when the ballista of Mordor shoot at them, killing one of them.

The Pack of warg enter in the wood on the left, reforming to take the archer, but doing so left the flank to the Riders on the right.

In the meantime Treebeard advance toward the wood.

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Turni 3-5

The Turn starts with the charge of the Rider on the left, that kill the warg. The Ranger starts they're works, and working with the bow for all the game kill all the Uruk in the right. The orc at right advance, contacting and destryng the Riders.

The bowmen of Gondar make a good use of they're bow, and the wildman of dunland must advance under a rain of arrows. Only three elements of wildman will contact the archer, and one more die from the reaction od these brave men. Only one archer fell under the barbarians fury.

The orc on the left prepare themselves for the charge of the Riders, in the meantime Treebeard advance and charge che Captain of Dunland, killing him in two bloody turns.

Nel frattempo gli Uruk di Isengard e gli Uomini di Gondor avanzano gli uni verso gli altri, pronti ad incontrarsi sulla cima della collina, e a darsele di santa ragione.

Right in time, the block of Uruk of Isengard, and the Men of Gondor meet on the hill, ready to charge each other.

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Turno 6

Gandalf cast a spell, and the Men of Gondor are protect by a shimmering shield of light. Uruk of isengard ready the pikes, but they can do nothing to the brave men of Gondor, while two elements of Uruk fell.

Seeing this, Kassad order a retreat.

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I apologize for my bad English, enjoy </r>

There are two thing about personalty, I will playtest them next weekend, but maybe there are some obvious flaw I've missed

1) My leader is a Ghost!!

Let's face it, an individual, no matter how mighty he is cannot truly face and win a bounce of hostile people...

Se personalty are no more legal units, they become more a marker.

Personalty have a rich - in melee, ranged, wounds and defense.

They cannot be killed by ranged attack, units ignore them when moving, they are in all effect a marker for measuring the distance for command points.

If an enemy units come in contact with a personalty this must retreat with is movement towards the nearest friendly units, if fail to reach them then is detroyed.

2) Led the Charge!!

Let face it, "Fantasy" is utterly defined by individual that no matter of odds give an harsh bruiso to a mob of hostile peole!!

Personalty remain the same as now, with this options:

Personalty may joining other units.
A personalty may start battle joined with a unit or during the game may (with a move) join a friendly units, the element of personalty must go in the first rank of the unit.

The so formed unit must move togheter, fight togheter, and if die are harsh, die togheter. All order given to unit affect the personalty as well, note that is always the unit that take order, never the personalty. The personalty gain no benefit from units special abilities, and viceversa.

Example:
An hero joined a unit of pikemen (Steady).
The unit is charged, the pikemen get a +1 defense, the hero get nothing.

The personalty may not be the target of ranged combat, figure that he/she is "hidden" between other troop. In melee combat if you wish you can attack the personalty. The death of a personalty will trigger a morale test, like other members of  unit. A personalty may not be choosen as a casualty due to morale test.

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Thesian is an harsh and rough land, an ocean of sand with strong wind that challenge any life form but the strongest. Against all odds, humans take root even here. The very first human camp was erected in the oasis of Fergh, under the malevolent eyes of the Saxid. Times goes, human's popolation grew and start commerce with other race. The Saxid sought the human as a nuisance at first, but in short they understand the potential menace of HUMAN. Saxid starts a bloody war, and with an overhelming force takeS human for slavery. Human were throwed to the lowest condition possibile, as worker slave and pit fighter for the amusement of they lizard owner. Saxid don't knew, but this was the first step of the actual Thesian Covenant. As slave, human come in contact with many other race enslaved by the saxid, like the mighty insect-like Thegis or the swift Sand-crawlers but over all they encounter the Sphinx. There are three kind of Sphinx, all have the body of a lion, but they vary in size and head. Criosphinx are horse sized, with a head of a Ram and animal intelligence. Hierosphinx are horse sized and have a head of a falcon, even if brighter they have still animal intelligence. Finally the Androsphinx, they are twice the size of a horse, and with female human head. Androsphinx have an intellicence far superior of the smallest sphinx, and they sought the newly enslaved humans as they're best chanche to free themselves from the saxid dominion. Years passed, Human and Sphinx forged pact and plans fot rebellion. Androsphinx know many magic rituals that they're eager to teach human, so human learn to bind air spirits to they're will, initially to send message to other slaves, as time passed human device new way to use air spirits, like blind them into carpet to obtain a floating firing platform. When times come, thousand of slave raise they're hands, human fought bravely for they're freedom, aided by hundred of mighty sphinx and much other race that see escape from the saxid's slavery.

Blood flooded, and sands become crimson. After many bloody battle, Saxids decides that such war have too many disadvantage, and concede human a small territory, an harsh land in the middle of nothing. Surprisingly humans accepted, and call "Thesian" the land, a word that in the sphinx language mean "Freedom".

Thesians grow in prosperity, the many race gathered to flee from the Saxid provide many useful abilities, and now Thesian is a rich and expanding territory. As Thesian is a meltpot of race there are many religions, and since there is a need for labor, every stranger or outcast is welcome, even some Saxid's renegade have found home i Thesian.

Thesian is governed by a council of (actually) eight sage, every race with at least 1000 exemplar can elect one sage to rappresent it. Sphinx were an exceptions, since there are not so many exemplar, but since the aid of sphinx was the base of the Thesian ribellion no one have to argument.

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Thesian Sages (Personalty - Mage)
When dire times comes, the sages themselves guide the battle. Since there are Androsphinx and Thegis between the sages there are no needing of bodyguard, and other sages are magic user or cunning strategian. This combinations make the sages a very valid Commanding units, with many useful abilities.

Thesian Battle Leader (Personalty)
Usually Battle Leader are humans, since there plenty of them, but is unusual that Thergis take command. Androshinx is a rare but possibile otpions. Battle Leader lead the majority of Thesian's battles,

Thesian Captains (Personalty)
Mostly human and Thergis, captains are the sub ufficials of thesian's army.

Thesian Warbands (Infantry)
Warband is the core of every thesian army, from small engaging to great battle. Warband are composed of the many race of thesian covenant, there are mostly human since there are a lot of them, second in numember but first in battle are the Thergis, always ready to smash some head.
(stats in line with other foot soldier)

Thesian Archers (Infantry)
Archers. No more no less
(stats in line with other foot soldier)

Thergis shock trooper (Infantry or Monster?)
When you put togheter a full units of thergis you have a powerful unit of insect-like behemoth who like to crush enemies under they're claws... Normally a calm race, when thergis goes to battle they expel a smell that induce frenzy in friendly thergis. When mixed with other races in warbands the effect is mild, but when there are only thergis they become a bloodlust uncontrolled menace, somethings even for friends.
(high defense and wounds, abilities like frenzy)

Magic Carpet (flying infantry?)
MAgic Carpet is an unnerving sight, they are imbued with an air spirits at start of battle, and with a couple of archer they are a fast units with the role of picking enemy leader with arrows.
(Ignore terrains and a decent long range abilities)

Sphinx Cavalry (Cavalry)
Criosphinx and Hierosphinx usually join battle mounted brave warrior who lead them were fight are harder, since there not many enemies that can withstand the fury of many of the beasts.
(Heavy cavalry, not hig defense but high attack, abilities like furios charge)

Androsphinx (Monster)
Androsphinx come to battle only in the direst conditions, since they are so short in number that any losses is a step versus extinction. Androsphinx is a terribile enemies to engage, they slash with powerful feline claw and powerful roaring that stun enemies. Some also have magic abilities, but normally these she-monster choose a direct approach to battle.
(who said Cause Fear? even Terror? big fellas here)

Sand Crawler (Cavalry)
Those long and sleek creature have the innate abilities to swim under the sand, normally in search of food of water, in battle they search enemies to take under the sand to make them die orribly.
(Ignore Terrain, high movement and maybe a "venom" like abilities, piercing?)
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I'll wait for new point system for calculate point cost.

This is all for now, all comments are welcome.